Centre approves 78 days of wages as productivity bonus to railway employees

NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved 78 days of wages as productivity bonus to railway employees, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said.

This is for the sixth consecutive year that productivity linked bonus is being given to railway employees. It would benefit 11 lakh employees and would cost the exchequer Rs 2,000 crore, Javadekar said.